Floor-waxing device



Aug. 26, 1930. I TR|PP 1,773,894

FLOOR WAXING DEVICE Filed Julyll, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Aug. 26, 1930. A, T IPP 1,773,894

FLOOR WAXING DEVI CE Filed July 11, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTOR NEY Patented A ug. 26, 1930 p PATENT OFFICE 1 ALLEN TRIPP, OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA rLoon-wAxmG nnvrcn Application filed July 11,

This invention relates to floor waxing devices and is an improvement upon the devicc disclosed in application Serial No. 239,589, filed by me December 12, 1927.

An object of the present invention is to improve and simplify the construction and operation of the device above referred to, and to provide interchangeable units which includes a wax applying device and a pollshing device, the parts being interchangeable, so that the waxer maybe used independently of the polisher and vice versa, or the polisher may be used upon the waxer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a waxing device which is constructed so that either hard or soft wax maybe used.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the followlng.

novel features and details of construction, to

I be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 isa perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a section at right angles to Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section showing the manner of removably securing the bottom of the container in position.

Figure 5 is a detail plan view of the adjustable plate.

Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the polishing brush attached to a weight.

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the brush, the weight being shown by dotted lines.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary section on an enlarged scale through one corner of the device.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a form of sanding device to be used in connection with the waxer.

Figure 10 is a transverse section of the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corre- 50 sponding parts, the reference character 10 1928. Serial No. 291,943.

indicates a container which is provided with a removable bottom 11. The lower edges 'of the container walls are offset and provided with seats 12 which receive the reduced mar- I ginal edges 13 of the bottom.

Pivotally secured to theseedges as shown at 14 in Figure 4 of the drawings are spring arms 15, and the upper ends of these arms are inwardly ofl'set as shown at 16 so as to engage over lugs 17 which extend from the side walls of the container 10. These spring arms may be snapped into position over the lugs 17 so that the bottom 13 will be securely and removably held in place.

The top of the container is provided with a filling opening which is surrounded by a nipple 18 and is normally closed by means of a threaded plug 19 so that wax (either hard or soft) may be introduced into the container and discharged through openings 20 provided in the bottom 11.

Removably secured beneath the bottom 11 is a cloth or other fabric 21, and this cloth may receive the liquid wax from the container through the openings 20 so as to apply the same to the surface to be waxed, or the cloth 21 may represent a polishing cloth to be used after the wax has been applied.

The cloth 21 is removably held in place by means of resilient clamping yokes 22 at each end of the container. These clamping yokes are provided at their opposite ends with teeth 23 which yieldingly engage spaced teeth 24 provided upon opposite sides of the container at each end thereof.

In addition, the yokes 22 may be provided with inwardly extending penetrating points or teeth 25 which engage and Prevent the cloth from slipping.

Located within'the container 10 is a follower 26 which engages the inner walls of the container and which is adapted to be forced downward when'hard Wax is used so as to force the wax through the openings 20. For this purpose the container 10 has extending through and swiveled in its top as shown at 27, a screw 28 and this screw engages a threaded opening 29 provided in the follower.

Mounted upon the upper end of the screw 28 is an operating member 30 shaped to provide upwardly extending corners 31, so that the screw 28 may be rotated by either manually rotating the operating member 30, or by the user placing his foot upon the operating member so that the corners 31 engage the inner edge of the heel at the instep.

The screw 28 may thus be adjusted without requiring the operator to stop.

In order to introduce the wax beneath the follower, the latter is provided with an opening 32 which receives the lower end of the nipple 18, and this opening is closed when the follower is moved downward by means of a check valve 33. As will be seen by reference to Figure 2 of the drawings, the lower end of the nipple 18 forces the check valve downward so as to permit of the passage of wax into the container beneath the follower.

Adjustable within the container is a plate 34. This plate is of less area than the area of the container so that its edges are spaced from the walls of the container to permit the wax to pass around these edges to the openings when'the plate is raised to the position shown by the dotted lines in Figure 2. The plate is controlled by regulating screws 35 which threadedly engage the container at opposite ends as shown at 36. The lower ends of these screws are circumferentially grooved as at 37 and are removably engaged within inclined keyhole slots 38 located within ears 39 at opposite ends of the plate.

The plate is thus removably swiveled to thelower ends of the screws 35.

The plate 34 is for the purpose of closing the openings 20 and when it is desired to use the waxer without the plate, the bottom 11 is removed and the plate is moved to its lowermost position, or below the lower edge of the seat 12. When in this position the plate may be moved laterally so as to permit the ends of the screws 35 to pass through the enlarged portions of the keyhole slots 38.

A handle 40 is provided for manipulating the device and this handle includes spring arms 41 whose opposite ends carry inwardly extending trunnions 42 which removably engage sockets 43 provided in lugs 44 which extend from opposite sides of the container 10. A polishing brush 45 is adapted to be removably secured beneath the bottom of the container 10 and for this purpose, the brush has securedto opposite edges,upwardly and inwardly extending spring arms 4 which are provided at their upper ends with openings 47. i

When the brush is in position as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, the openings 47 of the arms 46 may be brought into register with the sockets 43, so that the trunnions 42 of .the handle may pass through these openings into the sockets and removably secure the brush in place.

The clamping yokes 22 are held in clamping positionby the teeth 23 and 24 as previously explained, and in orderto prevent the ends of the yokes from accidentally springing outward, the container 10 has extending from its sides, rotatable button heads 22 whose shanks extend through openings 22 provided in the ends of the yokes 22. I

For the purpose of preventing the escape of wax from the side edges of the cloth 21, each side of the container has secured thereto as shown at 10, protector strips 10". These strips have their upper edges secured to an outwardly inclined shoulder which extends under the lower side edge of the container, by the fastening devices 10 The lower edges of these strips extend downwardly and are spaced from the container and the side edges of the cloth 21 are extended upward beneath the strips as shown.

in Figures 1 andv8 of the drawings.

In Figures 9 and 10 there is illustrated a sanding device for use in connection with a waxlngdevice. This sanding device comprises a block 50 having a band 51 secured around its side edges. A rubber or other compressible member 52 is arranged upon the under face of the block 50 and a sheet of sandpaper 53 is positioned beneath the compressible member. Thesandpaper 53 is carried upward and folded over the upper edges of the strip 51, the height of the strip being such as to permit of its upperedges extending above the upper face of the block 50. A combined clamping block and weight 54 is positioned upon the top of the block 50 and the edges of the sandpaper are extended between these blocks, the upper extendededges of the strip 53 forming a seat for the block 54. The block 54 is removably secured to the block 50 by means of a screw 55. Apertured ears 58 extend upward from the strip 51 upon opposite sides of the .blocks and provide means for engagement with a handle 40, after the manner of the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 and 7.

If desired, the brush may be used independently of the container in conjunction with a weight '48.- As shown in Figure 6 of the drawings this weight is provided with oppositely located sockets 49 which receive the trunnions 42 so that the handle and brush 45 will be connected with the weight in the manin connection with the con- 1. In a floor waxing and polishing device, a container, a removable bottom therefor having discharge openings therein, a follower within the container havingan opening, a plate within the container to close the discharge openings, and means detachably engaging the plate to move the latter toward or away from the openings.

2. In a floor waxing and polishing device, a container, a removable bottom therefor having discharge openings therein, a follower within the container having an opening, a closure for the opening, means to operate the closure to provide a passage through the opening when the follower is raised, a plate within the container toclose the discharge openings, and adjusting screws ex'tel d ng into opposite ends of the container and (1etachably engaged with the plate to move the latter toward and away from the openings.

3. In a floor polishing device, a container, a removable bottom therefor having openings therein, a follower movable within the container, said follower having an opening therein and a check valve for closing the opening, a normally closed nipple extending into the container to provide means for filling said container, said nipple being adapted to extend through the opening in the follower to open the valve when the follower is raised, means to feed the follower downward and a handle for the container.

4. In a floor waxing device, a container having discharge openings in its bottom, a cloth adapted to be positioned beneath the bottom with its oppositeends extending ll'pward at opposite ends of the container, clamping yokes engaging the inner ends of the cloth around the container, posed along opposite sides of the container and means at opposite ends of the yokes to detachably engage the teeth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JAMES ALLEN TRIPP.

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